Anthony Rizzo

The Cubs overcame Ryan Braun's home run in the first inning to beat the Brewers 4-1 Friday night at Miller Park. Anthony Rizzo hit his 19th home run off left-hander Neal Cotts in the seventh. Pivotal at-bats Slumping Starlin Castro hit a hanging 76 mph curve off Taylor Jungman for a single that scored Kris Bryant in the second, and Castro's fielder's choice scored the go-ahead run in the fourth. Dousing fire Justin Grimm bailed starter Jason Hammel out of a jam when he struck out Jean Segura with runners at first and second to end the sixth. Nice grab Left fielder Chris Coghlan sprinted to make a diving catch in left-center to rob Jonathan Lucroy of a hit in the...

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The Cubs overcame Ryan Braun's home run in the first inning to beat the Brewers 4-1 Friday night at Miller Park. Anthony Rizzo hit his 19th home run off left-hander Neal Cotts in the seventh.
Pivotal at-bats
Slumping Starlin Castro hit a hanging 76...

I believe Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant chose to participate in the Home Run Derby just to avoid listening to Chris Berman describe it.
I mean, for the two young sluggers to go against the public wishes of Cubs manager Joe Maddon, you knew they had to...

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke will start for the National League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game and Houston Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel will be on the mound for the American League.
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Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant will compete in the Home Run Derby on Monday night at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
The Cubs sluggers took some early batting practice on Friday to prepare for the event.
"It's very different when you don't...

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Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant will participate in the Home Run Derby on Monday night at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. And the two young Cubs sluggers could square off in the final –– if they make it that far.
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On paper, this year's Tribune All-City team looked like it would be one of the strongest in recent memory heading into the season.
Unfortunately, the All-City team doesn't play on paper. Oh, wait, technically it does because it only exists on paper and...

There will be growth spurts on the way to potentially unseating the Cardinals as the class of the National League Central, and the Cubs realize it will take more than words and close games to achieve their mission.
"With all due respect,"...

The Cubs rallied for three runs in the seventh and one in the eighth for a 5-3 victory over the Cardinals that gave them a sweep of their split doubleheader Tuesday. Addison Russell poked a single down the right-field line to tie the game, and a...

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1. When Joe Maddon managed the Rays, the marketing wizards tried to concoct a rivalry out of the team's interleague series with the Marlins.
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Jake Arrieta was denied a National League All-Star invitation on Monday, but he and the Cubs have a bigger goal in mind: a playoff berth.
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The Cubs snapped a five-game losing streak to the Cardinals behind timely hitting and 62/3 innings of two-run ball from Jake Arrieta in a 7-4 win Tuesday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Chris Denorfia drove in three runs and Anthony Rizzo...

Anthony Rizzo took rookie Kris Bryant under his wing this spring, and the mentorship paid off for both Monday night when they were named to the National League All-Star team.
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Billy Williams and Ron Santo spent most of their playing careers together, from the minors through the early 1970s.
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It's virtually certain that Anthony Rizzo will have to be selected by his peers, managers and coaches to have any chance of making the National League All-Star team.
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The summary
Kris Bryant ripped two home runs and Matt Szczur added a solo shot as the Cubs beat the Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw 4-2 Monday. The Cubs played the game under protest after play resumed following a brief flickering of the Wrigley Field lights...

Cubs manager Joe Maddon reinforced his belief Monday that Anthony Rizzo will make the National League All-Star team and that the voting process will be addressed and changed after this season.
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The Cubs had three players selected to last year’s All-Star team in Anthony Rizzo, Starlin Castro and Jeff Samardzija, who didn’t get to participate on the National League squad because he was dealt to the A's before the game.
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